SEAG Answers
Families at home
For parents helping their child get ready, whether you have a tutor or not.
About the test
P5
P6
- How do I register my child for the SEAG test?
- When is the registration deadline, and what happens if I miss it?
- How much practice should a P6 child do each week?
- What do I do when my child freezes on a question?
- What is the Daily SEAG question and how does it work?
- Can my child get extra time or other access arrangements?
- My child has special educational needs. How does the transfer test work for us?
- How many practice papers is too many?
Summer before P7
Test month (P7)
- How many papers are there, and how long is each one?
- Is the SEAG test multiple choice? How do the answer sheets work?
- When is the SEAG test this year?
- What happens if my child is ill on test day?
Results
- When do SEAG results come out?
- What does my child's result mean for which school they can get into?
- What are the three numbers on the SEAG Statement of Outcomes?
- What is a band, and is Band 1 good?
- How is the score worked out from the marks?
- Why does age affect the SEAG score?
- Should I ask for a SEAG re-mark?
- What happens after SEAG results?
- What if my child only sat one paper?
Choosing schools
- How do I apply for a post-primary school in Northern Ireland?
- How many schools can I list on the application, and does the order matter?
- Which grammar schools use SEAG results?
- What are admissions criteria, and how do tie-breakers work?
Offers & appeals
- When will we find out which school my child has got?
- What can I do if my child doesn't get a place at our chosen school?
- How does the admissions appeal process work?
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